April 28, 2023

Sustainable Finance Newsletter: April 2023

A look at what’s been happening in the sustainable finance market in Australia and abroad.

Welcome to NAB’s regular newsletter on the Sustainable Finance markets from an Australasian perspective. Items in this issue include following and more. 

Market overview – 1Q23


Investor and market news 

  • Findings from the ASFI’s final taxonomy report
  • Updates from the latest IPCC Synthesis report
  • ASIC launched their first court action related to greenwashing


Regulatory developments


Selected recent deals

  • Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) issued $A 10yr Green Bond. NAB acted as Joint Lead Manager.
  • New Zealand Debt Management issued NZ$3 billion New Zealand Sovereign Green Bond that will mature in 2034. BNZ acted as Sustainability Coordinator/Structurer.
  • Acciona Financiacion Filiales Australia entered into a A$225m sustainability-linked loan with KPIs outlined in the Sustainable Finance Framework. NAB acted as Sustainability Coordinator.


Sustainable Finance contact team and important information

Accelerating diversity at NAB industry eventAccelerating diversity at NAB industry event

Accelerating diversity at NAB industry event

31 March 2025

NAB specialists and clients from across the bank’s Fund Sponsors, Strategic Investors and Alternative Assets (FSA) business gathered over lunch recently to share career stories and advice on promoting greater diversity and inclusion.

Accelerating diversity at NAB industry eventAccelerating diversity at NAB industry event
Inside the return of corporate hybrid issuanceInside the return of corporate hybrid issuance

Inside the return of corporate hybrid issuance

31 March 2025

Hybrid issuance is becoming an ever more relevant funding instrument and capital management tool for corporate issuers today, attracting strong investor demand, write Tabitha Chang and Stefan Visser from the NAB Capital Markets Origination team.

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